How Often Should You Get a Pedicure?

 

For basic maintenance, as a general rule, you should get a pedicure once a month. Doing so aids in the removal of dead skin cells when new cells regenerate, which usually happens every four weeks.

What Is a Pedicure?

Similar to a manicure, which treats your hands and fingernails, a pedicure treats your feet cosmetically. A basic pedicure involves removing dead skin, softening hard skin, like calluses, and shaping your toenails.

A few basic steps for a pedicure are as follows;

1. Soaking: Your pedicurist will usually have you soak your feet in warm water using a foot tub to clean and soften them for treatment. 
2. Removing nail polish (if necessary): If you have old nail polish on your toes, your pedicurist or nail technician will remove it before working on your nails and applying a fresh coat. 
3. Nail clipping: Your technician will cut your nails to prepare them for shaping. Your technician knows the length to which your nails should be cut so that they aren’t too short, which may help prevent ingrown nails.  
4. Nail shaping and filing: Your pedicurist gives your feet some nail care by shaping and filing your nails with more precise tools to give them a better shape than you could get with just clippers. 
5. Cuticle care: Your technician will cut and clean your cuticles to keep your nails looking neat. 
6.     Exfoliation: Exfoliation, with a pumice stone, scrub, or other techniques, helps remove dead skin and dry skin, and softens hard skin, like corns and calluses. 
7. Callus care: If you have calluses, corns, or areas of hard skin, your technician will focus on reducing and removing them. 
8.   Foot massage: Once your feet are treated, your pedicurist will massage your feet to reduce pain, improve blood circulation, and help you relax. Some nail salons will even have you sit in a massage chair, too. 
9.   Moisturizer: A final step in the skin treatment, your pedicurist will apply moisturizer to your feet to help hydrate your skin and seal in moisture. 
10. Polish (not required): If you want your toenails painted, your nail technician will paint them with the color of your choice. 

In addition to making your feet look beautiful, getting a pedicure has other benefits: 

• Foot health: Having your feet exfoliated regularly helps you avoid dead skin buildup, like calluses, and maintain better foot health and hygiene. 
• Increased blood circulation: The foot massage your pedicurist gives you can help with increased blood flow, making your feet softer and healthier. 
• Stress reduction: Foot massages and other relaxing activities can help relieve stress, as well as pain or tension. 

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